Trigun

well, the muffler shop was busy so i couldn't get my dp connected to my exhaust until monday. of course, being the paranoidal person i am, i wanted to make sure that i didn't have leaks of any kind before i went to the muffler shop early monday morning and then straight to work.

i drove around the neighborhood open dp not revving past 5k for about 10 mins, let the car cool a little, put cardboard under the car, and went inside the house. i came back out 10 mins later and i found oil dripping out of my downpipe!! there was a little puddle on the cardboard where the downpipe flange was located and from a side angle, it looked like oil was dripping out of the downpipe opening - at this point, my heart practically stopped beating and i immediately wished i was back to stock

i pulled the plugs and the next moments were the longest of my life. plugs still looked like they just came out of the package because i only drove like 2 miles after i put them in so i couldn't tell crap from them. i proceeded to do the compression test of death and to my amazment, i got equal numbers across the board.

i started looking around the firewall where my oil feed line was tee'd for my oil pressure sensor and , the damn -an line was loose as hell. the good thing was this wasn't the line that came with the DRAG kit but the one i bought a couple of weeks ago at a shop. at this point i was praying that the feed line was the source of my oil leak.

i jacked the car up, stuck my hand inside the dp and it was dry! then i looked up and saw oil everywhere, leaking onto the dp. i found the tee and it was right above the dp! at that point, i think i started breathing again

i ripped that line out, re-routed the oil feed line, started up the car and drove around a bit. i came back 5 mins later and put cardboard under the car again and waited 10 mins. looked under and found oil dripping, but not from where the dp opening was but probably from when i took out the filter and oil squirted everywhere

man, what a day.


[Modified by Trigun, 10:57 PM 6/16/2002]

inspyral

not sure I fully understood that, but it sounded to me like a (relatively) happy ending

Trigun

oh yeah cliff notes

saw oil on cardboard under car after a test drive. thought oil was coming out of downpipe. turns out oil was leaking from oil feed line. fixed feed line and will test tomorrow

HXMan

My feed line is still leaking...and I took it out and reassebled it 2 times!

intekragsr

hehe, hmmm.....im feeling kinda bad now because thats what i installed for you. I swear I tightened that thing pretty damn tight Sorry man, but glad things are better now

b18bvudoo

try using teflon tape.

Trigun

haha it's cool kyle .. don't worry about it. i think it's still leaking and i tightened that **** like crazy.

dang i just got the thermal installed and that thing is freaking loud !!

PrecisionH23a

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[Modified by GudeH23a, 1:57 PM 6/17/2002]

BHSCGSR

use the teflon paste.......the teflon tape "strings" can clog things.......

HXMan

Oh, I used teflon paste.

intekragsr

Hey im not going to chicago no more till later on, so we need to make those flyby turbo videos and post it up on h-t

Aeka GSR

i got you beat!

I pulled off my chargepipe and the inside was COVERED with oil.

I **** A BRICK.

turns out the used intercooler had some oil in it from the previous owner. *phew*

Trigun

haha cool ... i gotta get the kinks worked out first ... car is running weird and i haven't even pushed it yet. i hear some backfiring and today when i drove home, i heard a slight "pinging" sound but i couldn't make out if it was from the engine, tranny, fan, etc. i never heard detonation before so i'm not sure what it sounds like in person

SIK IN DA HED

he must of used some of the intercooler maintenance advice some of the H-T guys gave to newbies. hahaha

Aeka GSR

lol, what do they tell em? coat it in oil to catch any dirt? lol.

int3gra

i remember that advice..........LMAO......hahahaha

clean your IC with synthetic oil